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# Strings - Violins, Violas, Cellos, Basses, Harps
# Woodwinds - Flutes, Clarinets, Oboes, English horns, Piccolos # Brass - Trumpets, Trombones, French horns, Tubas # Percussion - Drums, Bells, Tubular chimes, Piano (in this family because of the manner required to produce sound, but it can also be in the string family, too.
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∙ 9y agoThe string instruments in an orchestra are classified according to their size. The smallest is violin and the largest is the double bass. The four main families are violin, viola, cello and double bass.
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∙ 14y agoThe four families of instruments in a symphony orchestra are strings, woodwind, brass and percussion.
The strings comprise violins, violas, cellos and double basses.
Woodwinds comprise flutes (and sometimes piccolos), oboes, clarinets and bassoons.
Brass includes the horns, trumpets, trombones, tubas, etc
Percussion is split into tuned (glockenspiel, xylophone) and untuned (drums, triangles, cymbals, timpani, etc.)
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∙ 14y agoStrings, Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion.
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∙ 14y agoString, brass, woodwind and percussion.
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∙ 12y agoWoodwind, brass, string, and percussion.
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What are four string family instruments?
The four stringed instruments in an orchestra: the violin, the viola, the cello, and the double bass.
What are the 4 basic categories of Indian instrument?
There are 4 basic categories of Indian instruments. The four classifications of the musical instruments in India are wind instruments, idiophones, membranophones and string instruments.
Which reed instruments are you unlikely to find in a symphony orchestra?
Saxophones are reed instruments not normally found in a symphony orchestra.
If all instruments are playing on orchestra in the same time then the?
then its called an orchestra
What instruments do people play in orchestra?
A normal full orchestra would have all instruments except for saxophone and bass clarinets.
The orchestra has how many primary instruments groups?
Four.
What are four string family instruments?
The four stringed instruments in an orchestra: the violin, the viola, the cello, and the double bass.
What are the 4 basic categories of Indian instrument?
There are 4 basic categories of Indian instruments. The four classifications of the musical instruments in India are wind instruments, idiophones, membranophones and string instruments.
Is there a cello in a chamber orchestra?
A chamber orchestra has the same instruments as a full orchestra, just reduced in numbers. There would be two to four cellos in most chamber orchestras.
What are the orchestra's instruments?
in a string orchestra the instruments are: Bass Violin Viola Cello.
What four woodwind instruments are commonly employed in the modern orchestra?
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
How many categories of music instruents are found in the orchestra?
The different sections of the orchestra break down into four basic families: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
What has the author Madeau Stewart written?
Madeau Stewart has written: 'Instruments of the Orchestra' 'The music lover's guide to the instruments of the orchestra' -- subject(s): Musical instruments, Orchestra
How many brass instruments do you find in an orchestra?
At least two french horns, four trombones, four trumpets, and two tubas.
What are the ratings and certificates for Instruments of the Orchestra - 1946?
Instruments of the Orchestra - 1946 is rated/received certificates of: UK:U
What famaily does the orchestra belong in?
The orchestra is not a group of instruments - it contains groups of instruments such as woodwind, brass, strings and percussion.
Which reed instruments are you unlikely to find in a symphony orchestra?
Saxophones are reed instruments not normally found in a symphony orchestra.
